Al-Hadar Explained

Al-Hadar
Native Name:الحضر
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nineveh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Hadar (Hatra)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Al-Hadar (Arabic: الحضر) is a village and the center of Al-Hadar District (Hatra District) in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq.

The ancient ruins of Hatra lie 2 km northwest of the modern settlement. The population of the settlement and nearby villages greatly shrank by 2012 due to deforestation.[1]

On April 26, 2017, the ruins were recaptured by Iraqi soldiers and PMF militia forces from Islamic State terrorists who had previously captured the area encompassing the ancient city along the course of their illegal occupation of Iraqi territories in early 2014.

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Notes and References

  1. News: قائممقام الحضر في نينوى يحذر من اتساع رقعة التصحر في القضاء . 2012-05-06 . All Iraq News . 2013-05-05.